Rare Supernova Explosion Caught in First Moments
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Astronomers have captured the initial moments of a supernova explosion for only the second time in 20 years. The Einstein Probe first detected a brief soft X-ray flash from a galaxy about 500 million light-years away, signaling the shock breakout of a massive star's death. Within an hour, ground-based telescopes confirmed the birth of a new supernova, SN 2026gzf, allowing scientists to study its early evolution and interactions with surrounding material.
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